1. Ache

He didn't know how much he'd get, with the compound interest of years overdue, until he woke up in the real world - nor how welcome it would be.

2. Bored

Now that was a malady he never suffered from.

( The rest. )

The woman in the flower shop gave him a wide, approving smile. What she saw was an aging man on a bike, ( buying a dozen red roses. )